A total of 27 Indian citizens who were lured to Myanmar with false job promises but were instead forced to work illegally in cyber scam operations have been safely rescued and brought back to India.
The rescued nationals arrived in Delhi on Saturday and are now proceeding onwards to their respective native places to reunite with their families.
These stranded Indian citizens were lured by false job promises and subsequently trafficked to the Myanmar border, where they were subjected to coercion, physical abuse and forced cyber scam operations.
The matter was taken up through diplomatic channels, after which the Ministry of External Affairs, through the Embassy of India in Yangon, in coordination with the relevant authorities, made sustained efforts to secure their release and repatriation.
“The Ministry of External Affairs, through the Embassy of India in Yangon and in coordination with concerned authorities, undertook sustained efforts that led to the release of the affected Indians and their safe evacuation to New Delhi,” the release said.